# DFE Journals Access Requirement

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [EBSCO](/suppliers/ebsco/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £172,796
- Tender value: £172,796
- Award date: 4 May 2020
- Published: 14 May 2020
- Contract start: 28 April 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f3460177-aa9b-48c0-b08a-d9cee5b39310-358987
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf2268c2-4b97-47fc-b9da-454604404efc

## Description

The Department requires the provision of a range of electronic academic and scientific journal collections covering the department's policy interests\. This should act as a 'one stop shop' for the Department's journal access requirements\. The core content offering should be: - Accessible to multiple users concurrently, but allowing for growth in usage\. - Academic scientific evidence only\. - Integrated electronic access to other, specific journals where needed and where not covered by the core offering\. - Integrated electronic open access content\. - Policy-relevant research content relevant to all DfE policy areas including early years, schools, further education, higher education and children's services\. - A high level of full-text access\. - UK and international English-language evidence\. - Management data on usage including search terms\. - It should be possible to click a link, and be taken straight to a specific search in the portal without having to log on

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3460177-aa9b-48c0-b08a-d9cee5b39310-358987)